Sam Darnold, Jets agree to four-year deal worth over $30 million

The New York Jets finally have their hopeful future franchise quarterback under contract.

Sam Darnold, the No. 3 overall pick in this year’s NFL draft, and the team have agreed to a four-year deal worth $30.25 million ahead of Monday afternoon’s practice. ESPN’s Adam Schefter first reported details of the contract before the team made it official:

Darnold missed beginning of training camp

Jets rookies reported on July 24, and training camp opened up on July 26, but Darnold has not been present due to ongoing negotiations with the team regarding offset language in the contract. Now that he’s under contract, the former USC star will report for camp and hope to make up for lost time as he competes with Josh McCown and Teddy Bridgewater for the starting job.

Darnold, 21, burst onto the scene with a strong redshirt freshman campaign in 2016 after starting the season as the second-string quarterback. He threw 31 touchdowns to just nine interceptions, and expectations were sky high for his sophomore season. After a slow start, Darnold got on track and finished with 4,143 yards, 26 touchdowns and 13 interceptions in 14 games. The Trojans won the Pac-12 before losing to Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl.